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Charter & Fractional
Royal Family Relying More on Aircraft Chartering
Britain’s Royal Household and Ministry of Defence are evaluating options for providing flights for Queen Elizabeth II and her family beginning April 1 next
Sustainability and Environment
Synthetic Fuels Move Toward Acceptance
The possibility of commercially available synthetic jet fuels took a step closer to reality last week when ASTM International’s aviation fuels subcommittee
Charter & Fractional
NetJets Averts Pilot Layoffs and Furloughs
A voluntary furlough-mitigation program collaboratively formed
UBS: Used Bizjet Inventory Falls after 18-month Rise
The pre-owned business jet market appears to have bottomed out last month, according to UBS Investment Research’s latest business jet update, released this
Aircraft
French Investigators Conclude Air France Flight 447 Did Not Break Apart in Flight
The condition of the wreckage recovered from that Ai
Aviall’s Dubai Service Center Now Online
Aviall Services’ new customer service center in Dubai, UAE, offi
G20 Cites U.S. over Proposed Foreign Repair Rules
The Aeronautical Repair Station Association notes the U.S.
Australian PMA Parts Could Soon Be Shipping to U.S.
Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) recently reached an agreement with the FAA that extends an existing aviation treaty-level document to co
Regulations and Government
Obama moves to fill agency positions
Deborah Hersman, a member of the National Transportation Safety Board since June 2004, was nominated by President Obama last month to become the 12th chair
Accidents
Accidents final report: S-76 damaged in landing pad accident
Sikorsky S-76A, Santa Maria, Calif., June 27, 2008–The pilot’s misjudgment of clearance from an object during a hovering turn for landing was the pr
Accidents
Accidents final report: unchocked Falcon struck fence after taxiing
Dassault Falcon 50, Asheville, N.C., Nov.
Accidents
Accidents final reports: Dust and glare caused pilot misjudgment
Eurocopter AS 350B2, Cave Creek, Ariz., Feb.
Accidents
Accidents Final Report:Turboprop suffered main gear collapse
Rockwell 690C, Minden, Nev., May 2, 2008–The board was unable to determine why both main landing gear collapsed, substantially damaging th
Accidents
Accidents Preliminary Report: Falcon damaged after slip on icy runway
Dassault Falcon 20, Jamestown, N.Y., Dec.
Accidents
Accidents: Helicopter suffers damage in loss of engine cowling
Bell 222, Milliken, Colo., March 13, 2009–Several parts were seen to fall off the helicopter while in flight, landing in the observer’s ya
Accidents
Accidents: Control rigging error examined in Convair crash
Convair CV-580, Columbus, Ohio, Sept.
Accidents
Accidents: King Air accident in Brazil claims 14
Hawker Beechcraft King Air B350, Porto Segura, Brazil, May 23, 2009–Operated by Metered Holdings, the turboprop twin crashed approximately 200 yards short
Accidents
Accidents: Russian helicopter crash kills all on board
Bell 407, Malyshkino, Russia, May 10, 2009–The helicopter was substantially damaged when it crashed in the Irkutsk region approximately th
Industry Golf Outing Helps To Keep CAN Flying
This year’s Greater Washington Aviation Open raised $95,000 for the Corporate Angel Network, the White Plains, N.Y.-based charity that puts cancer patients
Awards & Honors
Nicholas Chabraja of General Dynamics and Robert Stevens of Lockheed Martin have been named to worldwide intelligence-based adv
Change at the Helm of Piper
Following the resignation of president and CEO James Bass, Piper Aircraft has promoted two of its senior executives to assume his duties.
Final Flight
Charles “Charlie” Morris, 90, a former NBAA board member and long-time head of Mobil’s corporate flight depart- ment, died on June 17 in Norwalk, Conn.
People in Aviation July'09
David Schmidt has been named president of newly formed Tailwind Technologies subsidiary Hartzell Aerospace.
Aircraft
Embraer embarks on next phase of 450/500 program
Embraer engineers have begun the next phase in development of the Legacy 450 midlight and Legacy 500 midsize jets, having completed the joint definition ph
Airports
Ramp repaires under way at Nashua’s Boire Field
At Boire Field in Nashua, N.H., the terminal ramp is undergoing a major resurfacing, including installation of subsurface wiring, extended drainage and rep
